EU's Mogherini says 'back-to-school' ceasefire holding in east Ukraine

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini arrives for the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit of Heads of State and Government (ASEM11) in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 15 July 2016. REUTERS/Wu Hong/Pool - RTSI0I2

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat said on Friday that a "back-to-school" ceasefire seemed to be holding in eastern Ukraine where Russia-backed fighters took up arms against Kiev troops in April, 2014, a conflict that has killed more than 9,500 people.

On Thursday, Paris and Berlin welcomed a new ceasefire there to coincide with the start of the school year, though the German and French leaders expressed deep concern about the situation there.